Coin-controlled mirror-receptacle.



PATENTBD JUNE 2, 1903.

J. A.-MILLER. GOIN CONTROLLD MIRROR REGEPTAGLE.

`APPLIMTIOH FILED un. 3,'1902 N0 MODEL.

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' UNITED STATES Patented June 2, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

COIN-coN-RoLLED MIRROR-RECEPTACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 729,631, dated June 2, 1 903.` Application filed March 3, 1902. Serial No. 96,417- (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it-known that I, JAMES A. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco,in the county of San Francisco and State of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Controlled Mirror-Receptacles, of which the following'is a specification. Y

My invention relates to improvements in coin-controlled mirror-receptacles, the object of my invention being to provide a device of this character which can be attached to the back of a chair in a theater or other public place and which. by the insertion of a suitable coin can be opened to permit the mirror to be withdrawn to assist in adjusting the hair or dress of the person seated in the chair immediately behind the receptacle or for other uses.

My invention therefore resides in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts for the above ends hereinafter fully specified, and particularly pointed out in the claims. i

Inthe accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of chairs provided with my improved mirror-receptacle. Fig.` 2 is a perspective view from the front of said receptacle, on an enlarged scale, the mirror being withdrawn therein. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the mirrorlexposed. Fig. 4 is a view from the rear showing the mechanism for controlling the( operation of the device by means of a coin. Fig. 5 is a broken view of the rear side of the mirror-frame. an enlarged vertical section on the line A A of Fig. 4:. Fig. 7 is an enlarged horizontal section on the line B B of Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawings, l. represents a suitable box havingnarrow ends 2, a front 3, a bottom 4, and a top 5. The ends of the box extend above the topthereof, and in the inner surfaces of said ends are formed grooves 7, which extend vertically to a point near the top thereof, whence they extend horizontally and forwardly, as shown at 8. In said grooves slide studs 9, which extend from the lower edge of amirror-frame 10, which frame lies in the back of the box against the back of a chair 11, to which back the box is attached by means of screws 12. The mirrorframe can be drawn upward out of the space between the box and the back of the chair by Fig. G is,

means of a finger-piece 13, the studs 9 then sliding in the grooves 7, and when so drawn upward and outward it can rest upon the front edge 14C of the top of the back, the studs 9 then resting in the horizontal portions S of the grooves. The angle of inclination of said mirror can be adjusted by means of notches 15, formed in the upper sides of said horizontal grooves S. Thus if-it be desired to lower the front edge of the mirror the studs 9 will rest in the foremost notches, whereas if it is desired to give the mirror a smaller inclination to the horizontal the studs will rest in the notches 'at the rear. YV hen the mirrorframe ispushed back into place, so that the studs rest inthe bottom of the grooves 7, said frame will be normally held from withdrawal by means of a locking-bar 16, which slides in a suitable guideway 17, cast or otherwiseformed in the rear surface of the front 3 of the box, the end of said bar-being bent, as shown at 1S, and said bent end extending when the mirror-frame is down over the top of awedge-shaped projection 19, cast or otherwise formed on the back of said frame. 20 is a spring which normally moves said locking-bar inward, so that said bent end ex tends overthe top of said projection.

21 is an opening in the top of the box for the insertion of a coin, said coin when so inserted rolling down a chute 22 and falling into a contracted neck `against a head 23, formed on the end of the locking-bar and held up thereby. 24E representsa spring-resisted -pusher which slides in a vertical groove 25 and can be pushed down upon-the edge of the coin whenin such position, the effect being to move said locking-bar outward and to permit the coin to drop past the narrow neck into the bottom of `thebox. The outward movement of said locking-bar moves its end from above the top of the projection 19- and releases the mirror-frame. The bottom of the mirror-frame rests upon a spring 26, secured upon the bottom ofthe box, so that upon its being released said spring immediately raises said mirror-frame a short distance, when it can be further withdrawn by means of the iinger-piece 13. After the departure of the audience the attendant of the theater or other person having charge of these devices will push down the mirror into place.

As the mirror-frame descends the end of the locking-bar will slide against the inclined side 27 of the Wedge-shaped projection and will thereby be moved outward until it reaches the top of the projection 19, when it will immediately move over the same under the action of the spring 20.

2S represents a partition dividing the department for the coin from the space for the mirror, and 29 represents a false bottom which slides ina suitable guideway 30 in the bottom of the box over an elongated opening therein and secured by means of a staple 3l and lock 32. By withdrawing the slide the coins will be allowed to fall into any suitable receptacle.

I claiml l. In combination, a receptacle having nar; row ends extending above the top of the receptacle and having grooves in the inner sides of said ends, said grooves extending vertically to a point near the top thereof and vJA A. MILLERA Witnesses FRANois M. WRIGHT, BEssIE GORFINKEL. 

